Coronavirus Act 2020

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6E+WIn section 20 of CA 2014 (duty and power to meet a carer's needs for support), subsection (1) has effect as if—

(a)the words “, having made a determination under section 13(1),” and “which meet the eligibility criteria” were omitted;

(b)after paragraph (a) there were inserted—

(aa)the authority considers that it is necessary to meet those needs for the purpose of avoiding a breach of the carer's Convention rights,;

(c)at the end there were inserted—

In this subsection “Convention rights” has the same meaning as in the Human Rights Act 1998.

Commencement Information

I1Sch. 12 para. 6 in force at 31.3.2020 by S.I. 2020/388, reg. 2